Rochelle CCSD 231

Public school district · Ogle County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1734260

Rochelle CCSD 231 spent $13,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 89% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,597 students in 2024-25; 38.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,932 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Rochelle CCSD 231 in enrollment (1,540 to 1,602 students) and Rochelle CCSD 231 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rochelle CCSD 231, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School Dis…$14,822Rockton SD 140$13,795Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rochelle CCSD 231, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District…$14,822Rockton SD 140$13,795Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rochelle CCSD 231, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Rockton SD 140$13,795Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Rochelle CCSD 231, FY23Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Mundelein ESD 75 $19,241; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; Bond County CUSD 2 $16,391; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Rockton SD 140 $13,795; Rochelle CCSD 231 $13,322; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kCarbondale ESD 95$22,298Mundelein ESD 75$19,241Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138Bond County CUSD 2$16,391Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Rockton SD 140$13,795Rochelle CCSD 231$13,322State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$29,210,000 in revenue: 38.8% state, 51.2% local and 10.0% federal. Total spending including $54,000 of capital outlay was $24,089,000, or $15,275 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rochelle CCSD 231 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,334,000; Local $14,968,000; Federal $2,908,000; total $29,210,000.
  • State$11,334,000 39%
  • Local$14,968,000 51%
  • Federal$2,908,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,577 students in 2022-23, 1,578 students in 2023-24, 1,597 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rochelle CCSD 231 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,577, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,59705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5772023-241,5782024-251,597
Rochelle CCSD 231 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,577, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,59705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5772023-241,5782024-251,597
Rochelle CCSD 231 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,577, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,59705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5772023-241,5782024-251,597
Rochelle CCSD 231 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,577, 2023-24: 1,578, 2024-25: 1,59705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5772023-241,5782024-251,597

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,577112.014.1
2023-241,578112.614.0
2024-251,597117.113.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Rochelle CCSD 231 scored proficient or above: 18% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts18%29.9%925

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

3 elementary schools, 1,109 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln Elementary School49114.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Central Elementary School33014.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Tilton Elementary School28813.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 488 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rochelle Middle School48812.5All free (CEP)Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Rochelle CCSD 231

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Rochelle CCSD 231

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentRochelle CCSD 231 ranks 334 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,322).#334 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisRochelle CCSD 231 is the number 251 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,577 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#251 of 865
  3. Bond County CUSD 2The next larger Illinois district: 1,597 students in fall 2022, $16,391 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,391
  4. Mundelein ESD 75The next smaller Illinois district: 1,575 students in fall 2022, $19,241 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,241
  5. Compare Rochelle CCSD 231 with Bond County CUSD 2Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Rochelle CCSD 231

  1. How many schools and students are in Rochelle CCSD 231?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,597 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rochelle CCSD 231 spend per student?
    $13,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,932 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rochelle CCSD 231's money come from?
    $29,210,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.8% state, 51.2% local and 10.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rochelle CCSD 231 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 220 of the 1,508 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Rochelle CCSD 231 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rochelle CCSD 231 scored proficient or above: 18% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Rochelle CCSD 231's NCES district ID?
    1734260. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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